Cablevision has rolled out an updated version of their Optimum app for iOS and the pdate includes the iPad version as well as the iPhone and iPod touch version. The apps both climb to version 2.0 and perhaps a bit more important, they both include worthwhile improvements and cablevision customers can now experience hundreds of channels of live television, thousands of titles of video on demand and other features on all three devices……………

Google has updated its Google+ app for iOS to support the iPad and iPod touch. Although the Google+ interface looks nice, but no iPad interface so pixellated when run in 2x mode on the iPad. It’s usable but noticable worse looking than the same app running on the iPhone.

10-year-old girl discovers age old flaw in iOS and Android games, she discovered a zero day exploit in iOS and Android games that would allow her to speed time in game thus growing things faster. The 10 year old girl CyFi revealed this exploit at DefCon Kids and this zero day exploit is related to the clock in games which are used to measure the time it takes for a crop to grow, much like farmville. CyFi’s discovery has since been verified by independent security researchers and the exploit has been found to work in versions of games for both Apple and Android gadgets………….

More evidence of a speech-to-text feature that Apple is calling Dictation has surfaced in iOS 5 beta 5 and the feature will most likely be using the technology that Apple is licensing from speech company Nuance. We had heard rumors that Siri’s artificial intelligence and assistance technology may be deeply integrated into iOS 5, before it was unveiled at WWDC 2011 Keynote and the feature seems to be called Dictation for now, according to files in iOS 5 b5, but that very well could change before the release……………

Apple has just released the iOS 5 beta 5 firmware for developers and it is now available to download for iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad and also this update brings the obvious bug fixes and stability improvements. Just like the iOS 5 beta 4 firmware update you can update to the iOS 5 beta 5 firmware Over-The-Air and if you do decide to update to the iOS 5 beta 5 firmware over-the-air. Apple has also improved the Camera app, Photo app,mobile Safari browser, Mail and Calendar app in iOS 5 and Apple is recommending developers to first erase all content and settings on the iOS device……………..

If you ever upgraded your iOS to any latest update and then you want to downgrade to any lower version, you should have the SHSH blobs of the lower version, then you may consider it a bit complex or extra thing to do, but the matter of fact is that it is most necessary because it prevents the vulnerabilities to migrate from the old version to the newer one. A Cydia utility called iSHSHit saving SHSH blobs directly on your iDevice is now possible and with iSHSHit one simply launches the utility from their springboard, saves their SHSH blobs and then has the option to email their SHSH blobs directly to themselves for backup storage……………….

Scientists at Linkoping University in Sweden has just introduced DollyCam an app for iPhone 4 and iPad 2. With DollyCam you can record videos and then stabilize them to remove camera shake. DollyCam also corrects wobble caused by the camera’s rolling shutter. The resulting videos are much smoother than the original recordings and are more pleasant to watch. The app does crop your footage slightly, as can be expected. You’ll also need to remain in the app as it’s processing, though you can also stabilize videos later, after completing your shoot. Anyways you might be happy with this app, especially considering the $2.99 price tag. Checkout the press release bellow for more details.

Apple cracking down on non-developer devices running iOS 5 and developers who have inappropriately sold their account device slots, allowing them to profit from the installation iOS 5 on unauthorized non-developer iPhones and iPads. It has likewise locked the devices of those who bought the slots and the only way to keep using a potentially affected iPhone is to downgrade from iOS 5 to iOS 4.3. This means that anyone who is using iOS 5 beta on their device attached to a flagged UDID could see their devices disabled and it seems that users of iOS 5b1 and 5b2 have reported experiences of their devices shutting down, but users of the most current iOS 5 beta build are generally still up and running……………..

Russian newspaper RBC Daily has revealed that Apple’s iPhone 5 could launch in Russia in November and going on sale almost immediately after the smartphone goes on sale in the U.S. The report notes that previous iPhone models have been slow to officially make their way to Russia and Apple is setting up a large market for unauthorized device sales. This is important to American and European customers because it implies an earlier release date than November for them and Russian mobile phone operators are obviously eager to bring Apple’s latest iPhone models to the country as soon as possible in order to capitalize on their popularity with official distribution……………..

An alleged iPhone 5 proximity sensor part with subtle differences from the current generation has emerged on an accessory importer site and SW-Box.com claims to have obtained a genuine iPhone 5 proximity light sensor flex cable in advance of the device’s launch, which is expected this fall. The particular component appeared in its catalogue with its design looking somewhat similar to the same component that was found in the iPhone 4 with a few exceptions and Apple is to refresh the iPhone’s form factor ahead of the iPhone 5 release date…………..

Apple’s inductive charging patent application finally puts its earbuds to good use and it’s a big monolith you wrap an audio cord around several times, effectively turning the cable into an inductive receiving coil. Apple suggests that by twisting your headphones around a specially designed tower and the technology seems to be heading in the right direction………………..

Google has updated its web app for Gmail with the inclusion of pull down to refresh, new transitions and updated icons to take advantage of the Retina display of the iPhone 4 along with transitions between inbox, menu and conversations look as if one screen is sliding to another. The basic idea behind such transitions is to make the whole process smoother and the new changes have been made via a combination of up to eight different CSS3 transitions and Javascript………….

Apple is on the verge of launching a new service called iTunes Replay and Apple has lately been expanding the re-download feature on its content stores, including apps, as well as e-books, music and television shows in the mix. iTunes Replay will basically work like Apple’s upcoming iCloud service, but for television shows and movies, rather than music and iTunes business is being hit with increased competition from services like Spotify and Netflix……………

Apple is looking to merge its iOS and Mac OS X operating systems into one unified platform for applications and cloud services as soon as next year starting with the MacBook Air. Apple will take up this step with the launch of its next MacBookAir with next generation A6 processor and if Apple has to move on to a unified platform and wants to merge the iOS and OS X then it is essential for the Apple to move on to the ARM-based processors………………

Jan-Michael Cart, a graphic artist has posted a new iOS 5 concept and this concept is very exciting, although most of the people want this concept to be real in iOS 5, which is about Notifications and Notifications Center………………

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